Played Thursday, 3/28. The course does not make single tee times so I showed up at 6:30am and was 1st on the wait list. Fog delay pushed back tee times but I joined the 3rd group out around 7:15 am. T... Continue »

Played Thursday, 3/28. The course does not make single tee times so I showed up at 6:30am and was 1st on the wait list. Fog delay pushed back tee times but I joined the 3rd group out around 7:15 am. The group were regulars who advised they play "fast," I took that challenge and we finished around 3 1/2 hours.

Conditions lived up to expectations. Flat, damage free tee boxes. Lush fairways that looked like no one has played there in a month. Rough was gradual, up to about 4" as you get farther from the fairway. I was only in 1 bunker and it as a fairway one. It had some small pebbles in it. Greens were great, nice and really fast. I was surprised by the amount of unrepaired ball marks.

Customer service is kept to a minimum, and that's not bad. Lug your clubs up and check in. Get called to the tee over the PA. everyone was super friendly. With the thick fog, the starter acted as a forecaddie and spotted the opening drives. Large driving range and putting green.

Great course but local knowledge is needed. Fairways more open then they appear and bunkers placed in spots to make the green look closer. Trust the yardages. $39 walking/$49 to ride weekday morning. Can't witto get back out.

course is in great shape....greens are fast! very challenging....very hard finishing hole...

course is in great shape....greens are fast! very challenging....very hard finishing hole...

Played on 3/9 at about noon. Course looks great. Tee boxes are flat and have plenty of lush grass, fairways are the same. Rough was lush and very manageable. Greens were smooth and true with some ... Continue »

Played on 3/9 at about noon. Course looks great. Tee boxes are flat and have plenty of lush grass, fairways are the same. Rough was lush and very manageable. Greens were smooth and true with some ball mark damage. I wasn't in any sand but my playing partners were and they hit several good shots out of them. Only downside was pace of play. This course is usually known for a good POP but today wasn't the case. Checked in an hour before our tee time and the desk told us we'd be on time. Ended up going out a half hour late, then proceeded to have a wait on every tee box, with there being 2-3 groups on an box at a time, playing overall in about 5 hours 15 minutes.

Date: 3/5/2013
POP: 4 Ball (just slightly under 4 1/2)
Time: 11:23 (actually tee'd off 11:40)
Tee Box: White (Since I was doing research for Sr. Monday qualifier, decided to join matched up partne... Continue »

Date: 3/5/2013
POP: 4 Ball (just slightly under 4 1/2)
Time: 11:23 (actually tee'd off 11:40)
Tee Box: White (Since I was doing research for Sr. Monday qualifier, decided to join matched up partner who was playing the Whites)
Weather conditions: Sunny 60's plenty of wind 10-15mph.

Course was busy, plenty of golfers for a TUESDAY!

GREENS: I expected the faster speed, the starter announced the greens are running much much quicker to all the players. So on the first hole? Player in our group was about 15 feet away, ended up close to 40 feet away. OOPS! Obviously it put the thought out there to the remaining of us to be more careful. For the remaining 17 holes, greens speed was very consistent, rolled true, no bumps. However because of the PAR 3's that have so many more undulations, Flag stick locations were in dangerous spots!

EX: Hole #11 I landed my chip shot into the APRON (fringe) to be short of the hole location w/my 60* wedge (Srixon Z-star). It rolled out.....slowly.....slowly.....We all thought it was perfect! NOPE....ball picked up speed THEN down past the hole, all the way down into the collection area some 40 feet away. :(

TEE Boxes: Excellent conditions! Just a note, some on the back nine the ground was harder than expected. Hole #17 PAR 5 broke my tee while inserting no more than 1/2 way into the ground surface, playing partners had the same experience.

BUNKERS: Perfect consistent sand and I found enough of them & was able to recover with no problems of the ONE's I $ampled!

CUST SVC: Beverage cart came by to check on us, I requested if she had any sandwiches on the cart. Was informed there weren't any but would go back to the clubhouse & pick up a fresh one for me. Perfect timing since were on hole #10 and was back by the time we reached the green and waited on the Par 3! Guys in the pro shop & staff all friendly and easy to talk with it during check-in.

FAIRWAYS/Rough: I decided to leave this topic last so it wouldn't see like my experience was "NEGATIVE" from the beginning. The rough is the perfect length, not too tall but consistent should your tee shot not find the fairway.

The fairways are very playable but in my opinion on this day, LESS than what I have seen them for this time of the year. Not the usual lushness & greenness if there is such a term. DON'T get me wrong, ball would sit up just fine from the fairway, easy to get a fairway or hybrid for those PAR 5 approach shots, JUST not up to the standard I have seen in the past when I have played the course.

With that said, I gave the fairways a 6 out of 10 rating and will be interesting to see what my course rating number will be.

LAYOUT: LOVE IT! whenever I say to someone I'm playing GOOSE CREEK and they are not playing it, makes people so jealous! HA. One other note, Hole #14 PAR, the RIGHT side of the fairway rough is no longer penal & thick. The long/short hitters can actual try to cut the korner and not be penalized by the current rough.

Played here 3-2. Had a 8:40 tee time and was moved back one slot to play with a twosome.
I really don' have anything to add to the recent reviews about this track. It is in almost perfect condition!... Continue »

Played here 3-2. Had a 8:40 tee time and was moved back one slot to play with a twosome.
I really don' have anything to add to the recent reviews about this track. It is in almost perfect condition! Tee boxes level and plenty of clean spots to hit from. Fairways-greens and rough just top notch.
POP was 4:15 and we only waited for a couple of minutes on #2 and #9.

One thing I would like to touch on is the practice facility. I think it is among the finest in the inland empire. Lush grass range,nice chipping area and a bunker to work on your sand game from. I am in the middle of some lessons here and really like my Instructor. They have all of the latest electronic gear and can really give you detailed info on your swing along with hands on corrections. When I was leaving a bunch of the instructors were in the middle of a good sized clinic for little kids. Must have been close to 20 kids all hitting balls on one side of the range. I'm not positive but I believe that that theses clinics and free or less than $10.

Played 2/18. Played this course for the first time. Was thoroughly impressed. Staff was great in checking in. Man behind counter gave out a few tips on green reading. Had a fantastic breakfast burrito... Continue »

Played 2/18. Played this course for the first time. Was thoroughly impressed. Staff was great in checking in. Man behind counter gave out a few tips on green reading. Had a fantastic breakfast burrito and went out to range. This driving range was immaculate. I hardly wanted to take a divot. Was called to the first tee and I could tell this place was run efficiently. Signs out stating you must make the turn in 2 hours right from the beginning. Furthermore they allow walking and this is a great course to walk too, relatively flat and tee boxes close to greens. Although, we waited between shots we made the turn in 2 hours. Fairways were firm and lush. great condition. Greens were very good, quick and rolled true. Stay below the hole. chipping areas green side were nicely maintained and provided a good option to be creative. I can't wait to go back. Absolutely worth the trip to get there.

Not sure what happened but the course sure has changed in just 5 days. I played last Thursday and course was nice, played yesterday and greens and bunkers have gone down hill. Greens are brown with de... Continue »

Not sure what happened but the course sure has changed in just 5 days. I played last Thursday and course was nice, played yesterday and greens and bunkers have gone down hill. Greens are brown with dead spots, harder than a cart path and what ever sand they had in the bunkers is gone. Will definitely be back but I hope it turns around and gets to its previous condition. Good luck to the seniors who are going to be trying to pre-qualify for the Toshiba in a couple of weeks.

Played the Goose on a Thursday 2/14. I have played this course 1/2 dozen times or more in the last couple of years, and my review would not vary much at all, it is quite simply the best in the area, i... Continue »

Played the Goose on a Thursday 2/14. I have played this course 1/2 dozen times or more in the last couple of years, and my review would not vary much at all, it is quite simply the best in the area, in terms of maintenance and professionalism.
I play the majority of my golf right here in the IE, most of the greens here in the IE are great right now, fairways? not so much. But here at the Goose they are near perfect. I forgot what it was like to have your ball sit up so nicely, under lush uniformed grass and soft soil. At other courses, your ball is likely to be between clumps of grass, thin lies and very hard soil. By the time I adjust to hitting from this crap, it will be spring.
Professionalism:
Somewhere at the top, management here has decided that reputation and playability are at the top of importance, profits below that. You can see how a lot clubs do the opposite.
1) They close the club down for maintenance for at least a week. (oversedding etc).
2) They allow 10 minute intervals between start times and the starter will not let you out until the group ahead is on the green.
This course could make a hell of a lot more profit, if they chose to cut a few corners. They choose not to, it wouldn't be the the Goose! if they did. I dont play this course on the weekend, but I bet it is one of the few that has good POP. Highly Recommend.

My GK marker made its appearance out here and it definately was a conversation starter.
GK? what's that?
I kinda think my group is not sure what the internet is let alone golf course review site is.
Can you mark a half block that way?
I thought it would be to big, but I like it, I deffinately never lost site of it like I have with my old ball markers, almost certain you can see it from the T-box.
Thanks JohnnyGK it stays in the rotation.

I really like this course. Only problem today was the pin placements. They had a pre-qualifier for the Northern Trust so the PGA set up the pins and the course did not move them back so there was no w... Continue »

I really like this course. Only problem today was the pin placements. They had a pre-qualifier for the Northern Trust so the PGA set up the pins and the course did not move them back so there was no way to know if they were front. middle, or back. They also said the greens were fast but I left a number of putts short as to me they were slow as I played Oak Quarry last week and they were a lot faster. They still need to put more sand in the bunkers. But I will be back as this is one of the best a round.